Piling machine



J. W. M KINLEY FILING MACHINE Sept. 20, 1932.

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Patented Sept. 20, 1932 JOHN V. IECKINLEY, 0F PAWT'UGKET, RHODE ISLAND,ASSIG'NOR TO UNITED STATES FINISHING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ACORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT FILING MACHINE Application'filed March28,1929. Serial No. 350,484.

structurally and functionally improved char-.

acteristics. Y J c It is an object of the invention to construct anapparatus of this type in which the danger of the material operated uponbecoming contaminated with grease or other injurious sub stances isreduced to a minimum.

A further object of the invention is that of providing a cloth pilingmachine which, when desired, may be shifted freely from one bin toanother and with practically no danger of the parts becoming jammed.

A still further ob'ect is that of constructing a machine in which therelative speed of 20 movements of the several operating parts may bevaried in order to insure exactly the result desired.

Another object is that of furnishing an apparatus of this nature, theparts of which will be relatively few in number and individually simpleand rugged in construction, these parts being capable of readyassemblage and when so assembled operating over long periods of timewith freedom from mechanical difficulties.

lVith these and other objects in mind, reference is had to the attachedsheets of drawings, illustrating a practical embodiment of the inventionand in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the piling apparatus; 7

Fig. 2 is a front end view thereof, and

Fig. 8 is a plan view.

In these views, the numeral 10 indicates a main structural supportingframe carrying tracks 11 extending over the several bins (not shown) andwith which the apparatus is to cooperate. Riding upon these tracks is acarriage 12 supported by axles 13 carrying rollers 14 which bear againstthe tracks, and one axle may be extended to mount a gear 15, the teethof which mesh with those of a rack 16 extending adjacent to one of thetracks. Any suitable mechanism may be employed to drive the rollers 14.For example, the extension of the axle may carry a sprocketv wheel 17over which a chain 18 passes. This chain conveniently extends to a pointeasily accessible. to the operator and it is obvious that by thisconstruction the. entire frame of the carriage 12 may be shifted readilyalong the tracks from one bin to another. Thus, the probability of theapparatus becoming jammed in being transferred is reduced to aminimum--and additionally, in the event that manual actuation of thechain or axle is resorted toa. single operator may readily effect suchshifting.

c The carriage includes sill members, the upper edges-of which definetrack portions 19 upon which there is supported the carriage proper 20-of the apparatus, by means of rollers 21 mounted upon axles 22. Thiscarriage supports adjacent each of its ends motors 23v and 24; and thelatter, by means of a worm and wheel assembly 25, drives a shaft 26mounted upon bracket 27 and having, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a rightand left hand thread or screw 28. Mounted upon this portion of the shaftis a traveler 29 suitably engaging the screw and formed with a pot eye30 through which the material to be piled passes. It is obvious thatthis element under continued rotation of the shaft 26 will be caused toreciprocate along this shaft, thus producing the result desired. Theshaft 26 additionally carries a sprocket 31 or other suitable driveserving by means of, for example, a chain 32 to drive a reel shaft.

As shown, this reel may include an annular series of radially extendingarms 33, carrying contact portions 84: for frictional engagement withthe rope of material 85 and it will be apparent that as the traveler andpot eye reciprocate along the shaft 26 the material compacted by thisstructure will be drawn over the reel incident to the provision of thedrive 3l32.

The motor 23 is connected by means of leads (not shown) to a reversingswitch disposed within the casing 36. This motor is of the reversingtype and the switch is operated by a trigger 37 acting in conjunctionwith limit stops 38 aflixed to the frame 12. Thus, it will be apparentthat as the carriage tuation of the pot eye and reel will serve to pilethe material within the bin or other receptacle.

Both motors are connected to a source of current supply by means of, forexample, a power cable 41 passing over rollers l2 and which extends, forexample, to an outlet box 43 containing an automatically acting take updrum or reel 44 so that at no time will there be any slack in the cable.Thus, it will be apparent that by the provision of a single 7 switch,the flow of current to both motors may be interrupted so'that themachine may instantly be stopped when necessary.

It will be appreciated that the reciprocation of the carriage is usuallyrelatively slow with respect to the movements of the pot eye. However,incident to providing two motors, it will be obvious that theiroperation may be adjusted in order to vary this ratio in any mannerdesired. Moreover, by providing two motors, it is entirely practicableto eliminate the cumbersome clutches, gears, etc., which have heretoforebeen employed in order to achieve the several necessary movements. Also,the motors, by being positioned adjacent opposite sides of the carriage,will balance each other, thus assuring an even traction, resulting insmoother operation and permitting of a design which is extremelycompact.

Thus, it will be appreciated that, among others, the several objectsspecifically afore referred to are achieved. It will, moreover, beapparent that roller and/or other suitable friction bearings arepreferably employed throughout the entire apparatus. Also, one or bothof the motors has any ceirable control for varying'the speed thereof sothat the relative speeds of operation of these motors may be adjusted toproduce a harmonious and desirable result. These bearings and speedcontrols have not been shown in that they will be readily apparent toanyone skilled in the art and to illustrate them would serve no usefulpurpose. In conclusion it will be apparent that numerous changes inconstruction and rearrangement of the parts might be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention as defined in the claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim'as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. A piling machine including a carriage, rails formounting said carriage, means for reciprocating said carriage along saidrails, a pot eye associated with said carriage and to be reciprocatedwith respect thereto, means for operating said carriage and pot eye, afurther carriage forming a part of said track members, rollers mountingsaid latter carriage, tracks for supporting said rollers and a manuallyoperated drive ,con-

said rollers for shifting said latter carriage along said last namedtracks. a

3. A piling machine including, in combination, a shiftable frame, a poteye mounted on said frame and adapted for reciprocating movementtransversely of the movement of said frame, a plurality of railssupporting said frame for reciprocating movement, bearing surfacescarried by said rails, secondary rail members cooperating with saidbearing surfaces to effect a progressive movement of said frame andfirst named rails in the direction of travel of said pot eye, and meansfor producing movement of the parts. i

4. A piling machine including a shiftable frame, rails mounting saidframe, means for effecting reciprocal movement of said frame on saidrails, a pot eye carried by said frame, means for efieeting furtherreciprocal movement of said pot eye transversely of the path of travelof said frame, bearing surfaces carried by said rails, secondary railmembers cooperating with said bearing surfaces whereby said frame andfirst named railmembers may be progressively advanced in the directionof the path of travel of said pot eye, and additional means foreffecting said last named movement.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN W. MQKINLEY.

